My Mistake To Make (Forest Falls #1)

1. Time To Take A Leap

Time To Take A Leap

Cara

‘ See you later, Scotland. ’ The woman in the seat next to me sing speaks in her American accent, so familiar to the one I haven’t heard in so long and I close my eyes for just a moment.

What am I doing?

Leaning my head back into the seat and gripping my fingers into the armrest, I watch the runway whizz past for a moment before the plane lifts from the ground leaving my stomach and maybe my sanity behind.

You’d better be with me, Mum, I think to myself. Something gave me the push to make this move to a place I’ve never been, where I know nobody; I have to believe it was her. I have to believe it was for a reason.

I’ll be in Dublin in an hour, then onto Chicago before my flight to Greenville-Spartanburg in South Carolina, and judging by her dulcet tones, I can’t help but surmise that my seat neighbor will be with me all the way.

‘Are you traveling to the States?’ I ask, earning a soft smile.

‘Yes, sweetie. I’m going home. How about you?’

‘Same, sort of. I’m moving to South Carolina.’ I grimace.

‘Oh, my goodness, that’s where I’m headed.’ She turns her body a little and places a hand over her heart. ‘For love or money?’

I shrug. ‘Neither, really. I just needed a change.’

‘Well, it’s a great place to start over. What are you going to do for work?’

‘I haven’t worked that part out yet. I have a house, though, so step one at a time, right?’

She narrows her gaze at me, then tilts her head a little sympathetically.

‘Honey—’ She raises up her arm and checks the time on her watch. ‘Assuming we won’t be sitting next to each other for the rest of our long journey, we have a little over an hour for me to help you put a plan in place. I’m all for your sense of adventure, but you can’t go running off to another country without knowing how you’re putting food on your brand-new table.’ I decide not to tell her I haven’t thought about furniture yet. ‘So, start at the beginning. Why is it you decided to pack up your life and cross an ocean for a change ?’

I take a deep breath and blow it out, taking comfort in her voice and her warm, welcoming eyes. ‘Well, it was time to take a leap.’